[matt g]

Form follows function for me.

Hogue Combats:

Hogue "Extreme Metals" in brushed aluminum:

 

[matt g]

Here's a pic of some Venezuelan Rosewood. It's beuatiful, hard, and dense. Perfect for grips. Nice reddish brown color as well (not that you can tell from my horrible photography skills). Another beuatiful wood.

Those are really nice. I like how you left the knots in them, rather than using clean wood.

 

[matt g]

Todays pics are of a set of Madrone Burl with a "tactical pattern" stippling. This color is kind of intriguing. Not really red, but not really orange. The graining is very tight on this stuff. The burl eyes and clusters are so small and tightly packed together, that it becomes it's own graining almost. Very interesting wood.

Do you have a problem with the madrone eating your tools? Madrone is a beautiful wood, but it can be hard to come by and it's especially prized for firewood.

Today's beautiful wood moment is provided by Black and White Ebony (crosscut). It took some trial and error to figure out the best way to work this wood to make sure it be stable enough for use in grips while being crosscut. Now it's no problem and I don't lose sleep over these any more.
Beautiful stuff when cut WITH the grain, the uniqueness of this wood really shines when it's crosscut. People often see faces, animals, etc in the wood. What do YOU see?
Anyway, enjoy the pics.
Sarge

The face of Buddha?

 

[matt g]

Matt,
I haven't worked a whole lot with it, but so far, no issues at all between Madrone and tooling. Fairly light wood shapes and tools easily. It's awfully expensive to use for firewood.

It's not uncommon to run into small groves of Pacific Madrone in the woods here in Northern California. When it's wet, it's heavier than anything else. It's dense and eats saw chain. Once dried and cured though, it's an incredibly dense and slightly oily wood.

It could be a different madrone than you're using, though. Pacific Madrone doesn't have that much color to it.

 

[matt g]

Today's pics are of fossilized Coral. It holds some very interesting patterns as it turns and twists all over itself. Pretty cool stuff!
Enjoy,
Sarge

Dead sexy. How durable is the coral?

 

[matt g]

Here's some Tulipwood to start your day off with. Aptly named wood I'd say.

Awesome. I love the simple, high contrast grain.

 

[matt g]

Another Mammoth tooth set with Gabon Ebony. I really like the mammoth tooth stuff.

How much for a set it stippled Gabon Ebony?